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c. MAYER GARMENT Filed June 6, 1925 CZare 9 [@er 14 6%MvW Patented Jan. 10, 1928.

NlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE MAYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NATURES RIVAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

GARMENT.

Application filed June 8, 1925. Serial No. 35,294.

This invention relates to brassieres or the like, and aims to provide an improved garment of this character having the capacity for greater adaptability to dress requirements. i

The nature of the inventionma be best understood by reference to one il ustrative garment embodying the invention, and shown in the accompanying drawing.

In said drawing Figure 1f trative garment.

Figure 2 is an elevation, partlyin section, of a shoulder strap showing its mode of attachment to the garment.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail plan views of the respective ends of a shoulder strap.

The illustrative garment comprises, in this instance, a bust covering portion in the form of a brassiere 10 having a combined girdle 11. It should be understood, however, that the typical. garment herein shown is illustrative merely, the invention being capable of embodiment in-various types of garments of this character including but not limited to, ordinary brassieres.

The brassiere is provided with suitably located shoulder straps in the. form of strips 12 of fabric tape, having at each end means for removably attaching the straps to the garment. Such attaching means are typified by button holes 13 and 14 adjacent the respective ends of the shoulder straps. 'A'

plurality of spaced button holes 14 are conveniently provided adjacent one end of the shoulder strap to secure adjustment in the length of the shoulder strap, thereby permitting a desirable adjustment of the position of the upper edge of the garment.

With the foregoing arrangement, shoulder straps of variouscolors or designs may be employed to harmonize With the outer garments. Moreover the shoulder strap may be removed so that the same may be sepa-. rately laundered, or to permit the brassiere to be worn without shoulder straps, for example, with evening dress, Where no shoulder strap is desired.

The brassiere is provided with concealed co-operating attaching means in the form of buttons 15, placed on the inner side of the garment at appropriate places, and adsa perspective view of the illusjacent to but below the upper edge thereof, being concealed thereby from view.

Thus, the garment exhibits no evidence of any. attaching means when it is worn without shoulder straps.

Desired elasticity of the shoulder strap is provided, .in this instance, in the form of an insert 16 of appropriate elastic material, attached at one end to the strip 12. Such attachment is efi'ected, in this instance, by doubling back, as at 17, the end of the fabric tape 12, and folding the free end 18 around the end of the elastic strip 16 (serving thereby also to bind it), and, if desired, doubling under the extremity 19 to give a neat finish. The parts thus arran ed are secured together by lines" of stitching 20.-

In this instance, the button hole 13 adjacent one end of the strap is provided by the doubled fabric tape 21, the ends of Which lie on opposite faces of and bind, the opposite end of elastic strip 16,-the ends of the fabric preferably being folded in, as at 22, for neatness. Lines of stitching 23 secure the parts together.

To secure desired reinforcement and firmmess the other end of the fabric strip is doubled upon itself, as at 24, for a distance A preferably long enough to embrace the series of button holes 14.

The extremity of the tape is folded in, as at 25, to give a neat finish, and stitched to the body of the tape.

To provide a firm base for the attachment of the buttons 15, the upper edge of employed in various combinations and subcombinations.

Having described one embodiment of my invention, I claim:

A removable shoulder strap for brassieresand the like comprising, in combination, an

elongated strip of inelastic fabric, anelastic insert between the ends of the strap, doubled end "portions having button holes there in to cooperate with buttons on the garment, 5 one end of the strap having at least two button holes through the double thickness therei of, the other end of the strap being a tab of double thickness throughout'its length and presenting a pocket into which the raw end of the elastic insert is secured. 10

In testimony whereof, I have signed Iny name to this specification.

CLARENCE MAYER. 

